PALMATE LEAF
\pˈɑːme͡ɪt lˈiːf], \pˈɑːmeɪt lˈiːf], \p_ˈɑː_m_eɪ_t l_ˈiː_f]\
Definitions of PALMATE LEAF
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[L. palmatus, shaped like the palm of the hand (palma)], or Quinate [quini, five each], (Bot.) One with five lobes, as marsh cinquefoil. Digitate [digitatus, having fingers], one with five leaflets, more or less, radiating separately from each other from one point, as cinquefoil, tormentil.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
- group inherited disorders which share progressive ataxia combination with atrophy CEREBELLUM; PONS; inferior olivary nuclei. Additional features include RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. familial has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, is considered a clinical subtype MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)